Wildfire News

As of 5:30 p.m. June 9, 2015, there are six small fires on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest on the South Fork Management Unit and Trinity River Management Unit. The largest of these incidents is two acres so far. Aerial and ground resources have been dispatched and there will be more …

Concerns for today are areas of unburned grass and brush within the fire perimeter. Conditions caused by 4 years of drought in the area contributed to eratic fire conditions with trees torching and spot fires starting ahead of the main fire around homes. Firefighters continue to work through the day …

Riosa Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: June 8, 2015 11:45 am Date/Time Started: June 8, 2015 10:33 am Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit County: Placer County Location: Riosa Rd & Thousand Oaks Dr, north of Lincoln Acres Burned – Containment: 110 acres – 100% containment

Name: Site Fire County: Alameda County Location: near Corral Hollow Road and the Alameda-San Joaquin county line. Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Santa Clara Unit Acres Burned – Containment 300 acres – 100% contained Date Started: June 5, 2015 8:22 pm Last update: June 6, 2015 7:15 am

FKU Lightning Fires:   Name: FKU Lightning Fires  County: Fresno County  Location: near Auberry  Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Fresno-Kings Unit  Acres Burned – Containment 45 acres – 100% contained    Date Started: June 5, 2015 5:00 pm  Last update: June 6, 2015 8:00 pm 

The 2015 Fire Season in Yosemite National Park began on Sunday, May 24, 2015. Fire season officially begins when seasonal firefighting equipment and personnel are in place, prepared and ready to respond. Additionally, grasses and other vegetation at the lower elevations have begun to dry out. This year, vegetation is …

Name: Harrison Fire County: Riverside County Location: Avenue 66 and Harrison Street near Thermal Administrative Unit: **This is no longer a CAL FIRE incident. At 6 pm on Thursday, June 04, BIA took over management of the fire** Acres Burned – Containment 80 acres – 95% contained Date Started: June …

The Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Fire Management Program will be conducting a fuel reduction project this year in the Ash Mountain area of Sequoia National Park. The project is reducing the number of acres traditionally burned and using more mechanical methods to achieve park goals because of drought …

The Fish Fire was reported today, at approximately 4:00 pm, Wednesday, May 20, 2015. Initial reports put the fire above Camp 3 Campground along Mountain 99. And, on the west side of the Kern River, directly across from Thunderbird. Fire fighters from the Forest Service and Kern County Fire Department …

Forebay Fire Incident Information: Last Updated: May 11, 2015 12:15 pm Date/Time Started: May 11, 2015 10:26 am Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit County: Merced County Location: off Hwy 152 near the O’Neill Forebay Estimated – Containment: 275 acres – 100% contained